A Typical Week for Me

I want to
start off this blog with a recap of what my week was like last week, haha I
figure that everyone would like to see a day in the life of a college student.
Well truthfully my week was not so normal. Usually I’m fairly good at keeping
up with my work and allowing time for relaxation and to have fun, but no matter
what I did last week it I couldn’t do it. Maybe it was the nice weather, or the
fact that summer is coming so fast but I could not focus. One of the big things
about college is that you make your own schedule, and that can only help you or
just mess up everything.

So last
week on Thursday WE@RIT was hosting its retreat program and I was signed up to
host some girls to stay in my room overnight and get to know RIT and its
engineering program. I knew I was doing this for about two to three weeks
before and I was really excited because I participated in the program as a high
school senior. So before I even knew it, was the Monday before the program and I
had a lot of work due at the end of the week. My plan was to get it all done
before the girls came so I had a lot of free time to show them around and make
sure they have fun. Unfortunately for some reason I just couldn’t focus on my
work, I kept getting distracted and got nothing done. So I spent Wednesday night trying to finish
all the work that I didn’t get done earlier in the week. It was probably the
worse night of my life, but I got everything done. But I have to say, I WILL
NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN! Before we all left for college my friends kept complaining
how there is going to be so much work and late nights, but I don’t think its
true of you use your time wisely. I may be speaking too soon, being only my
first year, but I believe that it can only help you to be on top of things.

So lesson number 1: Keep up on your work and you can avoid
stress and lack of sleep.

So last
week was not that normal for me but I do want to give you a sense of what my
normal weeks look like. Usually every morning before class I stop at the SAU
and grab breakfast on my way to class. On Monday I have Chemistry at 8am (to
9am), Calculus at 10am (to 12pm) and Physics at 2pm (to 4pm). If I have less
than a two hour break I usually find a couch in the building to sit and listen
to music or even study before my next class. If I have a two hour break I
usually just make the walk across the quarter mile and come back to my room and
try to get homework done. Tuesdays are my busiest days because I have Chemistry
at 8am, then Chemistry lab at 9am (to 12pm). Then I have to go straight to my deep
water challenge class at 12 (to1pm), and then I have Chemical Engineering Insights
from 2-4pm. So I usually stay on the academic side of campus. On Wednesdays I
have Calc from 10-12pm, and physics 2-4pm. On Thursdays I have Chemistry 8-9am,
Deep Water Challenge 12-1pm, and physics 2-4pm. And on Fridays I have Calc
10-12pm and physics 2-4pm. I usually find time around noon to get lunch
somewhere on campus, and I get most of my homework done in the afternoon. My
schedule is pretty busy, but the nice part is that I made it that way. So if I really
wanted to I could have planed it out differently. I don’t mind this schedule
that much because I like to stay busy and it allows for me to be done with
classes by 4pm everyday. I have taken classes later in the evening and it just
feels like my day never ends. Being able
to make your own schedule is one of the nice things about college, my plan for
next quarter is to not have any 8am classes and be able to sleep in a bit more haha

Comments (2)

Trevor McGregor

Danielle Nutter

Its usually not the same every night but Professors generally set a day of the week that homework is due, so I try to get as much as I can done right when its assigned. So I would say every night I have 3hours of homework, depending on whats due when.